A 56-year-old Washington man has been indicted on a robbery charge after police say he threw merchandise off the shelves of a borough store and brandished a knife while threatening to kill the owner.

David Zairo, of the first block of South Lincoln Avenue, also faces one count of making terroristic threats and various weapons charges, according to the indictment returned Wednesday by a Warren County grand jury.

While it was unclear what set Zairo off, police said he pulled out a knife when the owner approached him and Zairo threatened to kill the man. Zairo eventually left the store and when police found him nearby, he still had the knife as well as some items he had taken from the store, police said previously.

According to court records, Zairo was prohibited from having a weapon due to a previous conviction for endangering the welfare of a child. He was sentenced in 1999 to 100 days in the county jail and three years of probation after he pleaded guilty to the charge, records say.

Then living in Phillipsburg, Zairo was accused of leaving his child alone in their Roseberry Street apartment. Police said the child was crying "hysterically" and Zairo was found drinking at a local bar, according to Express-Times archives.

His probation was revoked in 2002, according to records, and a judge resentenced him to 364 days in jail.

Zairo remained this afternoon in the Warren County jail in lieu of $20,000 bail.